Sara K Kaylor, Abby G Horton, Haley Townsend, Meridith N Rice, Valerie Trull, Suzanne S Prevost
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Abstract
Nursing has long been shaped by sociocultural and institutional discourses that reinforce emotional labor, people-pleasing behaviors, and boundary-setting challenges. Through a critical discourse analysis, this study examines how historical and structural influences condition nurses to prioritize others at the expense of their well-being. Findings reveal that professional expectations, policy language, and power dynamics perpetuate these norms, leading to burnout and diminished autonomy. Addressing these issues requires systemic reforms that support boundary-setting and self-advocacy. Reframing emotional labor as a recognized form of work, rather than an expectation, is essential to sustaining both nurse well-being and quality patient care.
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Consistently ranked as one of the most-read and most assigned journals by faculties of graduate programs in nursing, Advances in Nursing Science (ANS) is intellectually challenging, innovative and progressive, and features articles from a wide range of scholarly traditions. The journal particularly encourages works that speak to the need for global sustainability and that take an intersectional approach, recognizing class, color, sexual and gender identity, and other dimensions of human experience related to health. Articles in ANS are peer-reviewed and chosen for their pioneering perspectives and for their significance in contributing the evolution of the discipline of nursing.
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